at the very beginning; first of all; first and foremost; before anything else
to occur to; to remind of; to come to mind
judicial precedent; leading case; prior case
malicious; vicious; malignant; shoddy; inferior; poor-quality
society; public; community; social studies
appeal; call for something; request; axiom
model; standard; pattern; norm; criterion; example
deviation; departure; (accidental) omission
application (of a rule, law, method, etc.)
to think of; to come up with
act of violence; violent behavior
skirmish; brush (with the enemy); minor battle; squabble; (petty) quarrel; argument
to harm; to cause harm to
repulse; repelling (e.g. the enemy); driving back
clear; precise; definite; distinct
to claim victims; to leave casualties
prognostic symptoms; after-effect; sequela
to sense; to suspect; to get an inkling (of something); to get wind of; to smell (e.g. danger); to become aware of (e.g. a plot)
notice; attention; observation
placid; composed; serene; big-hearted; broad-minded; magnanimous
to slip out; to sneak away; to break into the lead; to get ahead; to begin to fall out (e.g. hair); to break out (of a loop)
lawless; outrageous; insolent; rude; inexcusable; unpardonable
besides; furthermore; on top of that; and yet; nevertheless; even so
infringement (of a law, treaty, etc.); contravention; conflict (with a theory, claim, etc.); inconsistency; (arch.) collision; (arch.) contact
prominent; eminent; leading; foremost; distinguished
harming one's image; worsening of one's image
to advance (spatially); to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to move ahead (e.g. of work); to intensify
to leak out; to escape; to find expression; to give vent; to leak out; to be divulged
just because; even if; even though
guarantee; security; assurance; warranty
to draw (something) toward one; to pull toward one; to pull closer; to attract; to draw; to entice
paid dating (esp. with an underage girl; oft. involving selling of sex); compensated dating
nature (of a person); sex; gender; sex (i.e. sexual attraction, activity, etc.); gender; -ty
to wake; to wake up; to wear off (of drunkenness, anaesthesia, etc.); to regain consciousness; to come to one's senses; to be disillusioned
commodity; article of commerce; goods; stock; merchandise
antipodes; other (opposite) extreme; opposite; antithesis
utility; (actual) profit; actual benefit; material gain
sense of values; values; value system